Take a chilly dip Saturday at Polar Bear Plunge

2:45 PM,
Dec. 31, 2013

Plungers jump into the pool at SportsCom during a previous Polar Bear Plunge.

Written by

Nancy De Gennaro
The Daily News Journal

Kick the new year off with a frigid start at the annual Polar Bear Plunge and Arctic Fun Run, set Saturday morning at SportsCom, located on the corner of Memorial Boulevard and Dejarnette Lane.

"The Polar Bear Plunge is a time for us to come together as a community to bring in the new year," says Niki Hensley, Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation aquatics coordinator at SportsCom. "There will be a costume contest, plus doughnuts and coffee, games and more,"

For the past month, staff members of SportsCom have been donning waders and preparing the pool for the 300-plus plungers, Hensley says. ...